When you are comparing quotes for dental implants, it is tempting to treat every provider as interchangeable and simply pick a price. But experience is the variable that shapes everything else. In a recent video, Dr. Kendall explained what can actually happen when patients choose a provider with less experience, and why some of those patients eventually end up in his chair having work redone.
Watch: Going to a Provider With Less Experience
Why a Less Experienced Provider May Quote You Less
If a dentist has only placed implants a handful of times, they are still in what Dr. Kendall calls the experimentation phase. They are learning and growing, and they may be willing to lower their fee so you become one of the cases they build their skills on. A discount like that is not necessarily a bargain; it means you are part of someone's learning curve on a surgery you only want done once.
The Surprise: Less Experience Can Also Cost More
Here is the part most people do not expect. In many cases, a less experienced provider actually charges more than an office like ours. Why? They do not have their own in-house lab, so every set of teeth is outsourced. They do not have an in-house CRNA, so sedation has to be brought in from outside. And because the surgery takes them far longer, they may have to shut down their practice for a whole day for a case our team completes in a few hours. All of that inefficiency lands in your quote. It is the same reason an in-house CRNA makes sedation both safer and smoother.
The Real Price: Failed Implants and Repeat Surgeries
The most painful cost is not on the invoice. Dr. Kendall regularly sees patients who started somewhere else, went through surgery, and had the work fail. One recent patient had implants placed twice at another office, and they failed both times, before coming to us. In another case, a well-meaning provider is actually paying our practice to help fix work they were not equipped to complete. Those patients went through multiple surgeries and multiple healing periods that an experienced surgeon with advanced implant techniques could have spared them.
If they had gone to someone with experience in advanced implant techniques, they wouldn't have had to go through multiple providers, multiple surgeries, and multiple healing experiences.
What to Look For in an Implant Provider
- A surgeon who has placed implants at high volume for many years, not a handful of cases
- Training in advanced implant techniques for cases with limited bone
- 3D CBCT imaging and pre-planned surgery on every case
- An in-house lab, so your teeth are designed and adjusted on site
- A dedicated in-house CRNA managing your sedation while the surgeon focuses on surgery
Our doctors check every one of those boxes, and you can meet the whole team here.
Get It Done Right the First Time in Longview, Tyler, or Shreveport
A full-arch smile is a once-in-a-lifetime investment, and it deserves a team that has done it thousands of times. At Texas Sedation Dental & Implant Center in Longview, Tyler, and Shreveport, your case is planned on a 3D scan, supported by an in-house lab and CRNA, and your fixed smile is backed by our Love Your Smile Money Back Guarantee. Schedule your complimentary Ultimate Smile Assessment, a $500 value that includes a 3D CBCT scan, and get an experienced opinion before anyone starts drilling.
